“We now have processes in place to ensure we catch people engaging in this practice – and we will get you; both as the driver and the person incorrectly accepting the points,” he said.

Accumulating 12 demerit points in Western Australia means a three month ban from driving. It’s 13 points in New South Wales.

The highest profile demerit point rorting case was in 2009 when former judge Marcus Einfeld was sent to prison for three years for perjury. He’d falsely claimed someone else was driving his car when it was caught in a speed trap.